AFGHANISTAN VS ARAB EMIRATES: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	ARAB EMIRATES		AFGHANISTAN		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	16,654	1	40,195	- 23,540
Stroke	2	7,992	3	19,060	- 11,069
Kidney Disease	3	5,218	10	6,590	- 1,372
Diabetes Mellitus	4	4,826	12	5,750	- 924
Hypertension	5	3,737	8	7,995	- 4,258
Lung Disease	6	3,647	15	4,650	- 1,003
Road Traffic Accidents	7	3,481	11	6,033	- 2,552
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,821	4	14,649	- 11,829
Suicide	9	2,512	24	1,573	+ 940
Other Injuries	10	2,087	18	3,241	- 1,154
Falls	11	2,045	37	905	+ 1,140
Asthma	12	1,834	17	3,403	- 1,569
Drug Use	13	1,724	51	328	+ 1,396
Liver Disease	14	1,668	16	4,600	- 2,932
Congenital Anomalies	15	1,474	14	5,001	- 3,527
Colon-Rectum Cancers	16	1,236	39	741	+ 495
Breast Cancer	17	1,056	22	1,822	- 766
Endocrine Disorders	18	1,038	28	1,364	- 326
Low Birth Weight	19	779	5	12,631	- 11,851
Alzheimers & Dementia	20	777	23	1,765	- 988
Lung Cancers	21	740	32	1,076	- 336
Fires	22	713	50	348	+ 365
Drownings	23	674	34	996	- 322
Leukemia	24	616	42	610	+ 6
Epilepsy	25	559	35	993	- 434
Pancreas Cancer	26	540	56	229	+ 310
Rheumatic Heart Disease	27	506	33	1,041	- 535
Inflammatory/Heart	28	478	45	527	- 49
Lymphomas	29	466	36	946	- 480
Stomach Cancer	30	446	26	1,501	- 1,054
Parkinson's Disease	31	398	41	628	- 230
Liver Cancer	32	384	40	657	- 273
Diarrhoeal diseases	33	369	13	5,555	- 5,187
Skin Cancers	34	310	59	145	+ 165
Violence	35	281	19	3,217	- 2,936
Tuberculosis	36	263	7	9,839	- 9,576
Birth Trauma	37	255	6	10,723	- 10,467
Ovary Cancer	38	252	48	369	- 117
Bladder Cancer	39	239	54	272	- 33
Alcohol	40	237	58	150	+ 87
Cervical Cancer	41	228	44	541	- 312
Meningitis	42	208	20	2,626	- 2,418
Prostate Cancer	43	202	55	258	- 56
Hepatitis B	44	189	38	863	- 675
Peptic Ulcer Disease	45	182	25	1,505	- 1,323
Uterin Cancer	46	177	53	289	- 111
Oesophagus Cancer	47	147	29	1,314	- 1,167
Poisonings	48	143	47	384	- 241
Multiple Sclerosis	49	141	62	84	+ 58
HIV/AIDS	50	136	46	464	- 328
Tetanus	51	132	30	1,254	- 1,122
Oral Cancer	52	127	27	1,467	- 1,341
War	53	118	2	25,620	- 25,502
Encephalitis	54	111	31	1,190	- 1,079
Appendicitis	55	53	52	298	- 245
Other Neoplasms	56	52	63	29	+ 24
Skin Disease	57	50	61	94	- 44
Pertussis	58	47	21	2,107	- 2,061
Maternal Conditions	59	21	9	7,807	- 7,786
Malnutrition	60	11	43	589	- 578
Rheumatoid Arthritis	61	10	65	25	- 15
Syphilis	62	10	60	94	- 84
Hepatitis C	63	4	64	28	- 24
Upper Respiratory	64	1	68	9	- 8
Ascariasis	65	1	66	17	- 16
Diphtheria	66	1	67	16	- 16
Chlamydia	67	0	69	1	- 1
Otitis Media	68	0	71	1	- 1
Leprosy	69	0	75	0	- 0
Measles	70	0	49	350	- 350
Dengue	71	0	72	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	72	0	74	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	73	0	73	0	- 0
Malaria	74	0	57	185	- 185
Schistosomiasis	75	0	79	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	70	1	- 1
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	76	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	80	0	84	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	81	0	85	0	- 0
Oral conditions	82	0	86	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	84	0	81	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	85	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to AFGHANISTAN

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THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.